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Show The Opening of The San Diego Exposition On December 31st Snn Dlco will open the first nll-yenr exposition In history. The cclebrntlon will stnrt nt sunset, when the completed exposition expos-ition will ho opened to tho public. Tho ceremonies of tho early evening will tnko place on the Isthmus, whero tho concessionaries are plnnnlng special celebrations In each of tho amusement places, and several bands will play at different parts of tho grounds. Tho dancing girls will bo out in full nrray, and the guards and attendants will bo attired as cnbnl-lcros cnbnl-lcros and coiuiulstadores. At midnight tho rcnl opening will tnko place. Every light oiT the grounds will flash out at tho moment when President Wilson pushes a key, formally opening the Sun Diego Exposition, Ex-position, and stnrtliig tho official celcbrntlon of tho completion of the Panama Canal. Thero will bo n resounding res-ounding salute from the guns on tho ships In tho harbor, a scream of whistles from every Industrial plant In San Diego, and tho general babel from the city as tho Now Year comes In. Tho bands at tho exposition will unite In tho nntloulnl nutlicm, nnd Immediately nfterwnrd tho spcclnl fiesta nnd tho riot of music, dnnco and confetti throwing will bo on. It Is unlikely that thero will bo any limit to the celebration on Now Year's morning. Tho more dignified proceedings of tho opening consequently conse-quently will not bo held until tho middle of the day. Governor John-sen John-sen has accepted an Invitation to speak, nnd the lending officials of tho exposition will address the visitors. In tho different stnto and county buildings thero will be formal exercises, exer-cises, with oratory playing a prominent promin-ent part. The Exposition la now n bright array of colors, furnished by tho beautiful flowers of Southern California. Cali-fornia. All along the Prado Is n display dis-play of red bougalnvllles, whllo tho Plaza do Pannma Is aglow with lovely purple bougalnvlllcs. The wnlls of the old Mission buildings nro covered with a thick grouth of roses, clemntls nnd Jasmine, climbing up to the towers tow-ers and belfrcys. In tho campaniles nre great flocks of pigeons, so tamo that they flutter down for food nnd alight on the shoulders of tho attendants. attend-ants. Even tho pea fowls which strut proudly on tho lawns overhanging tho canyons, nnd tho fish In tho lag-unas lag-unas uro so tame that they como .for food when called. Tho orange orchard Is rapidly approaching ap-proaching full bearing power; tho trees of the model Intensive farm are bearing penches, apricots, pears, walnuts wal-nuts nnd cherries. Tho tea plantation plan-tation from Ceylon Is progressing well. At the north cud of tho Isthmus, Isth-mus, the red population of tho Painted Paint-ed Desert, tho Indian Village, Is rnpldly Increasing. Tho ndobo pueblos pueb-los uro complete, nnd on tho sands In front of them tho Indians nro weaving rugs, blnnkots and baskets, There, tho aborigines will hold tholr special Now Year's celebration In full paint niul feathers. Tho Salt Lako Route Is making adequate preparations for transporting transport-ing visitors to this grand opening. A special train will lenvo Snlt Lake City on the Salt Lake Route, departing depart-ing In tho evening or December 29th. Governor William Spry and other prominent State officials will bo on board, together with membors of the Utah-San Diego Exposition Commission, Commis-sion, representative business men from Ogden, Provo, Salt Lako City and vnrlous parts of tho state. Special excursion rates hnvo been arranged for Salt Lako City and othor Utah points on Salt Lako Route for December 20th, full particulars of which will bo given on request to nearest Agent or to assistant General Gen-eral Passenger Agent, Salt Lako Routo, Salt Lako City, Utah, |